Recent Improvement in the Long-term Survival of Breast Cancer Patients by Age and Stage in Japan.
Akiyo YoshimuraHidemi ItoYoshikazu NishinoMasakazu HattoriTomohiro MatsudaIsao MiyashiroTomio NakayamaHiroji IwataKeitaro MatsuoHideo TanakaYuri ItoPublished in: Journal of epidemiology (2018)
These population-based cancer registry data show that 10-year relative survival improved 2.4% over this period in Japan. By age and stage, improvement in the age 15-34 years and distant metastasis was very small, which suggests the need for new therapeutic strategies in these patients.